Comments on: Small Business Accounting Software: QuickBooks Vs. Sage. Vs. Peachtree. Vs. Microsoft Office Accounting – Part Two

By: The new breed of small business accounting software

The new breed of small business accounting software — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:02:34 +0000

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By: Commie B

Commie B — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 13:56:19 +0000

Thanks consumer, he has been reported and the article has been removed.

By: consumer

consumer — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 01:50:12 +0000

I think someone stole part of your work.

http://myabacus.wordpress.com/2009/08/25/quickbooks-vs-peachtree/

By: Ryan

Ryan — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:02:05 +0000

Apparently this will get no further development. They also just cut off the payroll service, leaving you high and dry as its ridiculously hard to enter payroll manually (a deliberate design choice)

http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/software/263395/microsoft-office-accounting-professional-2009#lastComment

Look elsewhere

By: Toby

Toby — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 20:18:33 +0000

I’ve used Quickbooks (UK) for 10 years now. I am moving to Sage because the different accountants I deal with use it. I like the fact that a Sage license will transfer when I upgrade / replace my computer. Intuit support warned me to upgrade every 4 or so years as if I have a machine failure they will not validate my license to work on my replacement machine after a period of approx 4 years. Sage and a few other companies when asked confirmed that they will revalidate licenses while they still had breath left. As long as you don’t mind having to pay to upgrade Quickbooks periodically I would recommend it as a simple tool.

By: Commie B

Commie B — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 16:48:34 +0000

Try kashflow if you’re in the UK or Xero in the US. Reviews coming soon.

By: Ash

Ash — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 14:22:29 +0000

Alan,

you are right, the new version of Quickbooks 2008 and 2009 sucks really bad. you have to recreate all you templates because the new versions does not incorporate this and to make matters worse the taxs does not seperate like before,
1 row for GST and 1 row for PST. they remove this from the new version. now i’m looking for a new solution after wasting almost 4 days back and fort with QUICKBOOKS.

DO NOT BUY QUICKBOOKS.

By: Commie B

Commie B — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 21:55:17 +0000

Dear Ishaq,

What would you like a reply to?

By: Commie B

Commie B — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 21:54:12 +0000

Alan,

I’m going to write a new article soon on 2 new accounting packages, more along the SaaS lines. They’re purpose built for the UK market and you’ll never have to worry about upgrades again, or backups, for that matter.

By: Muhammad Ishaq Irshad

Muhammad Ishaq Irshad — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 09:19:57 +0000

Dear Sir,

QuickBooks is an very accurate software but it require the FIFO/LIFO method of costing.
I am awaiting your reply.

Thanks,

Muhammad Ishaq Irshad
Lahore-Pakistan

By: Alan Taylor

Alan Taylor — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 08:51:13 +0000

i started in buisness installing security systems, book keeping using writen ledgers, then i used SuperScript on a Commador 128 (a brilliant programable word processor much lamented). my 1st real accoounts package was a ‘loaned’ copy of sage 4.2 (for dos) with no instructions provided but over a week end i got to understand it. then i bought and used TASBOOKS. moving to Quickbooks then Pro, and i now i havee used QB Pro 2005 since its release, after QBP 2004 was proven faulty and i was given a free upgrade.

obviously i’m not one to learn quickly from my previous errors perhaps, but aware of Intuits beloved ’sunset’ policy for their products, last year i tried upgrading to QB Pro v2008 having been assured it was fully tested for compatability, but it stuffed up the VAT calculation so badly it was criminal, costing me days to sort it all out.

reading intuits own forums will confirmed i was not the only one with this serious problem, appaerntly they finally admitted it was because they changed the way it did the VAT calculations - wicked or what? i was estatic.

to be fair, and not to overly slate Intuit, i’m sure other packages have their drama’s, QBP2005 has been a marvel bit of software and serves me well, just when a company advertises it is for the ‘non-accountnat user’ - it should do what it says on the tin and with the greatest of care, surely not too much to ask?

i’m in the UK, we have 2 VAT systems the normal acrual, and for smaller buisnesses VAT Cash Accounting system (which i am on). i don’t know if they have changed it but Intuit admitted QBP was a (for VAT) an acrual based sofware with Cash Accourting ‘bolted’ on. make what you will of that.

this is my persoanl overview i.e. IMO -:
QBP2005 is not as pretty as V2008 but it is as functional as you are ever likely to need. based on QBP V2005 i can highly recommend the integrated bolt-on Payrol option if you have any employee’s, a couple of buttons and your done

after the update debacle, i looked again at Sage (my wife uses Line the heavy weight line 150 at her firm and also trains other in it), but i hated the rigidity and feel of it, back tracking a simple mistake is by far way to cumbersome. Sage seem to be on a mission to ensure the word ‘duplicity’ remains a firm entry in the english dictionary.

just to mention MYOB might suit many.

but one big need of mine which only Intuit’s Software handles is to be able to ‘tree’ clients, this means i have main client such as a Property Services Company (PPS) who use me to work on various sites they look after.

i have to address the invoice to one of four of their officeces, then the delivery to match the various site

so i get the following

The Trustees of Finagan House Finagan House
C/o Bloggs PPS Loam Lane
42 White Street Ingatstone
Brentwood Essex

The Trustees of Bream Charity Bream Care Home House
C/o Bloggs PPS Nettle Street
42 Lowel Place Colchester
ROmford Essex

an accounts package should help to make you life easier, not add to its burdens, QBP handles the easily, placing all the jobs under one client. when i get paid with a single cheque for 3 or more different sites, i can allocate it as required, and reconcile the receipt easily on the bank statement.

might seem small beer - but it is one ability that has kept me faithful to QBP V2005 and the ‘devil i know’.

By: Jim

Jim — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:35:26 +0000

I decided to see what gnucash was about on the Ubuntu Linux box. It’s free like Ubuntu. It’s a slightly different approach, but with a little self-training invested, it seems like it can handle many, if not almost all of things the “pay-per-use” programs provide. I’m relatively impressed with it.

http://www.gnucash.org/
http://www.redhat.com/magazine/020jun06/features/gnucash/

Upon first opening the program, don’t expect QB Pro Or MOA to open, but before panicking, give it a chance and get your bearings straight for a moment. gnucash is different, it’s not a QB/MOA clone in the way it presents itself at the opening launch of the application.

My comment is just a suggestion, just another alternative ?

BTW, one that nobody mentions :

http://www.appgen.com/aptus/my_books_professional_linux2.htm#
http://www.appgen.com/aptus/screen_shots/lin-win_screen_shot1_pro.html